Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? Sad news. I think that what Ed wants to do at this point is go forward with his life, to put those problems behind him and get back to work at what he loves doing.". The Dignity Memorial brand name is used to identify a network of licensed funeral, cremation and cemetery providers that include affiliates of Service Corporation International, 1929 Allen Parkway, Houston, Texas. A native of Tyler, he is a graduate of John Tyler High School, Tyler Junior College and The University of Texas at Austin. that news is older than my daughter! Glenn Allen Youngkin (born December 9, 1966) is an American businessman and politician, currently serving as the 74th governor of Virginia since January 15, 2022. Bob was about all of that. He has worked at Channel 13 for many years, including before Metro Traffic even existed. Coke addiction? I don't watch much morning television, so forgive my ignorance, but is Johnathan Walton still doing his schtick on 11? During his career, Allen covered the finest moments of the citys sports teams. KHOU (Channel 11): Ron Franklin, Dan Patrick, Gifford Nielsen, Butch Alsandor. Over the years, Allen won many awards, including being named Houstons favorite sportscaster by readers of The Houston Chronicle. If anyone should be fired, it's Ed Brandon. I don't know what illness she has. Much of the equipment was put in place, but I don't know if they ever got around to finishing the project. Who is Jan Glenn? We are in the process of planning a private Memorial Service for Bob's family, friends, colleagues and loved ones.". Failed to delete memorial. Prior to 26 June 1881, no marriage license was required; the marriage was recorded . September 9, 2004 in Houston and the Media. Allen said he would post updates of his condition on his Twitter feed, @boballenmedia, and on Facebook. Allen said Sunday night that doctors had been monitoring his health for several months for a precursor to the disease, a type of immune system cancer, and a firm diagnosis came earlier this month. I've got a lot of faith. "One day we did an interview on the 'G spot'," said Nelson. Bob is survived by his daughter, Genna Fincher and her husband Brent; grandchildren, Mason and Hayden; brother, Ken Egalnick and his wife Debbie; niece, Kristin Egalnick; nephew, Kenny Egalnick; and great-nephew, Kane Hutchison. Who can complain?. 1st chemo went well. That discussion will be part of his book, as will his observations on the role of local sports media coverage in a digital world dominated by KTRKs corporate cousin, ESPN. "I thought I could do drugs socially and I couldn't.". Last: How long do you want to ignore this user? Not quite sure, but the Chron archives note that about a year after the Ed Brandon fallout, Bob Boudreaux stopped anchoring Live at Five and was later told by his agent (from NYC) to shave his mustache. He was named sports director in 1975 and remained a fixture for decades. Your entry has exceeded the maximum character limit. Arkadelphia, AR, 1958 - 2020. Mayra Beltran/Houston Chronicle Show More Show . (Strickland) was my first sports producer. As his health failed, among his final visitors were friends and co-workers, including former Channel 13 sports reporter Tim Melton and longtime sports radio anchor Barry Warner. "They're so bizarre, and they're not true," he said. Watching local news is almost like learning baseball. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). They met when both were working for KTRK-TV (Channel 13) in Houston, Texas. bob allen replaced dan lovett in about 74. jan came along from about 76 to 79. i had the question of whether there were dual anchors at both 6 or 10 or just one newscast. Wondered that myself. from left, Bob Allen, Dave Ward, Gina Gaston, and Tim Heller on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, in Houston. Family (1) Spouse ? Try again later. Trial only available to users who have never subscribed or participated in a previous trial. Hes like a son, he said. I heard the Bob Boudreaux story from a friend who worked at Channel 13. Weve updated the security on the site. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. For more than 38 years at Channel 13, working alongside Ward and his other colleagues as one of the nation's longest-tenured sports anchors, Allen was the nightly pipeline to the Oilers, Astros and Rockets and other pro, college and high school teams for hundreds of thousands of viewers on Houston's most-watched newscasts. The party was thrown by a group including Margaret O'Brien-Molina and Bob Martin aka "The Accountant to the Stars." From the glory days of the Luv Ya Blue Houston Oilers-Earl Campbell era, to some low points when Bum Phillips was sacked, Bob was there. Hard to believe he was on the air for almost 40 years. There was a plan in the works to run KHOU and PAX by remote control from Dallas. He spent the final two weeks of his life at home in hospice care. Tickets from the Colt .45s first game in 1962 and a Beatles show in 1965 which he watched from backstage at the Sam Houston Coliseum attest to his tenure as a lifetime Houstonian. VIDEO: Bob Allen was an enthusiastic supporter of the Sunshine Kids Foundation. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. VIDEO: Bob Allen as Eyewitness News Sports Director in an on-air promotional spot that aired around 1980. How come we're rehashing the dirt on Ed Brandon from 15 years ago? Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. To use this feature, use a newer browser. "I loved working with him," Melton said. VIDEO: Longtime Eyewitness Sports Director Bob Allen lost his battle with cancer at age 70. HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Don Nelson has helped us laugh and smile for nearly 40 years, but he had help during his early days at ABC-13. He was born Jan. 8, 1932, in Philadelphia, the son of William Glenn and Gertrude Evelyn Marion Drake. HOUSTON Bob Allen, a longtime sports broadcaster in Houston, died Wednesday night after a bout with cancer. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. If its February, its (baseball) spring training. This is a carousel with slides. There was a problem getting your location. Now he's playing 2nd banana to a dog. - Dave Ward, Channel 13 anchor, "We work in a business that is dictated in large part by ego,and that was never a problem with Bob. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. Bob Allen, taking a familiar position on the Channel 13 news set Wednesday, says his final sportscast tonight will not usher in his retirement. Her Wiki: Wed About Bo Welch: Age, Wife, Net Worth, Children, Fa Where does Bryce Gheisar live now? Allen's family released a statement that read: "On behalf of Bob Allen's family, we are so incredibly touched by the love and support shown to us during this difficult time. Sometime in the past I shared this on another thread, but I have a friend that used to be in the print media business. I figured ol Dave would would hang it up before Bob. Channel 13 Sports Anchor Bob Allen chats with News Anchors Dave Ward, Gina Gaston, and Tim Heller during a commercial break on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, in Houston. David Barron reported on sports media, college football and Olympic sports for the Houston Chronicle until his retirement in January 2021. My newspaper buddy was not really planning to go to the game but went because I had taken him up on the offer. My dad valued his place in the Houston community, and the encouragement he received from you over the last two years gave him more strength and comfort than you will ever know." Houston icon. A Houston native, Allen began his television career in 1974 at KTRK-TV, where he quickly was named sports director. There were a bunch of current and former Houston television stars in attendance. It turns out that I'm just normally prone to have hypertension, but I was exacerbating it with drugs.". We have set your language to From left: Scott Gertner, Kim Padgett and Bob Allen at the 32nd annual Escape Celebrity Serve Benefit at Tony's restaurant Sunday April 28, 2013. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. As a native of Houston, he said in 2013 that he struggled to balance his feelings as a fan with his obligations as a reporter. There was also talk of adding WWL-TV/New Orleans(4), and WWL-DT/New Orlenas(36) to the project, but last I heard that didn't get off the ground. Maybe he is undercover with the POTUS. What's happening to Tom Koch? Ward, indeed, knew Bob Allen. Required fields are marked *. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. The Houston Astros send heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and many fans of longtime Houston sportscaster Bob Allen. In the meantime, Allen said, he welcomes the prayers and best wishes of viewers who have followed his 40-year career on Houston television. Cancer sucks. I have my doubts about your information, because KTRK wouldn't have even considered letting him come back if there had been even a HINT of pedophilia. He will be missed. "I have a drug problem, I'm solving it, and I'm just feeling good. This site says that he might be replaced with Mike Barajas nephew: http://blog.whereismatt.tv/?p=95. VIDEO: Bob Allen remembered by sports star. 368k members in the texas community. He started his career in radio, then graduated to the TV screen in 1974, first as the weekend sports anchor. A lot of people have gone through this. "Leslie Nielsen," Glenn said. I'm just as bad as the skid-row alcoholic when it comes to that.". He's one of KTRK's top anchors, and has been with them since the 1980s. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. Now is the best time of my life. Sorry! VIDEO: Bob Allen with cancer patient and amputee Shelby Robin, VIDEO: Bob Allen checks in with Shelby Robin, who now helps children with cancer, VIDEO: Bob Allen covered some of the best athletes in the world, including a five-year-old diver, VIDEO: Bob Allen has a candid interview with Bum Phillips, VIDEO: Bob Allen asks viewers to get out and vote in 1976 election, VIDEO: Bob Allen takes on World Arm Wrestling Championships participants, VIDEO: Bob Allen's first report on Live at 5 focused on Nazi photographers at the Olympics, VIDEO: Bob Allen reports on the end of the Houston Aeros in 1978, VIDEO: Is the Houston Women's Hockey League as rough as the male league? She has a utopian personality, and will spend her life trying to realize . As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Allen leaves behind a daughter and a brother. Don Nelson and Jan Glenn were Houston's TV couple from 1977 to 1991 thanks to "Good Morning Houston." Now 24 years later, their crazy relationship hasn't changed, but it didn't start as a match. He was 70 years of age. Very sad to hear the news that longtime Houston sportscaster Bob Allen has succumbed to cancer. Dr. Mims said lymphomas are curable at all stages of the disease. Allen joined Channel 11 in April 2013 after 38 years at KTRK (Channel 13), where he was one of the longest-tenured sports directors in the industry's history. Receive a notification when services are updated. I noticed she had been missing from the morning news for a while but her picture was still on their website. Foyt. He is no longer there and his picture and place has been replaced with Tom Abrahams. "I've got great doctors. Most of the traffic people on the air in Houston aren't directly employed by their stations. When will Erik start? No one wants to take a chance buying a station they might be forced to sell. ilona and the nephew will be the new ken and barbie or they are trying to up their gay quotient. Celebrity servers Courtney Zubowski and Bob Allen at the ESCAPE Celebrity Serve Benefit. He's been here for a million years. Threads like this make me realize that in some ways I'll never be a native Houstonian. Dave Ward, the longtime Houston television news anchor, says he was walking down the street one day years ago when a young boy rushed up to him and said, breathlessly: "You're Dave Ward! Police investigated but found no proof of that. VIDEO: Tribute to Bob Allen from Jamie's Hope Foundation. I wished we hung onto Frank Billingsly for our weather, he would have been the weather director now. KRIV (Channel 26): Dave Sheehan, Mark Berman. "He was the real deal when it came to the Sunshine Kids," Biggio said. "The drug use was causing problems in my life," he said. Ex-society editor for "Inside Houston" magazine, a news magazine of products and services in the Houston area. I would like to get back into radio, and I would like to do shows that get into the mind of athletes not just what they did on the field but what made them what they were, what happened when it was all over for them, he said. When you have a small station, like KPXB being run from inside a larger station like KHOU, very often that smaller station gets bought by the larger one in a few years. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. @BobAllenKHOU was as first class as they come. He was born in Texarkana and grew up in Austin. Please reset your password. He has made atremendous impact covering sports in Houston, and as he moves to another part of his life, we'll always remember Bob Allen." Lee Bennett (Garber) Archie Berdahl (T. Tucker) Ernie Bernhardt (Kenton, Miller-McKinley) Art Berry (Gordon) Frank Bessinger (Noble) Rose Blaine (Lyman) Janet Blair (Kemp) Charlie Blake (Hallett) Meredith Blake (Ayres) Ive been with him longer than with any of my wives. I had to walk that fine line of having to criticize my hometown team when I had to but still be for them. And my money's on him.". Try again later. The underlying message of the entire service was that Bob was much more than a media figure. Yep he is. Channel 13's competitors rolled out a number of counterparts to Bob Allen during his more than three decades as sports director: KPRC (Channel 2): Bill Worrell, Ron Franklin, Craig Roberts, Chris Wragge, Randy McIlvoy. He spent 38 years at that station, giving him the longest tenure of any major market sports anchor in the country. We consider ourselves fortunate to have been able to work alongside Bob and learn so much from him during his tenure atKHOU11. Let others know about your loved one's death. Former KTRK abc13 personality Don Nelson's surprise birthday party. You cannot paste images directly. He was a part of our lives. I didn't even know that he was sick! Youve got to be unique and local, because you can get national news a lot of places, he said. Longtime Houston sportscaster Bob Allen underwent his first round of chemotherapy Monday for a form of T-cell lymphoma and said he will take a leave of absence from KHOU (Channel 11) while he undergoes treatment at M.D. "I think I was honest," he said. Failed to report flower. He was named sports director in 1975. There was a plan in the works to run KHOU and PAX by remote control from Dallas. Born Robert Alan Egalnick, Allen was the son of Lee Egalnick, founder of the Karl Young League for youth baseball, and played the sport while growing up. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. I generally don't enjoy his reports. This browser does not support getting your location. 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